Appellate

  • June 18, 2026

    Feds Must Still Restore 'Truthful History' In Parks Amid Appeal

    The Trump administration cannot delay restoring information about climate change, slavery and Indigenous history to National Park Service sites by the nation's 250th anniversary while it pursues an appeal, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled on Thursday.

  • June 18, 2026

    Pennsylvania Skill Games Ruling Ups Ante For New Rules

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling that skill games are subject to the same oversight as slot machines is a catalyst for lawmakers to craft a taxation and regulation framework and fuel a revenue boost Gov. Josh Shapiro has envisioned for years, experts tell Law360.

  • June 18, 2026

    Anthropic Files Protective Appeal Of Pentagon Designation

    Anthropic has filed a protective petition challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's June 3 decision reaffirming the artificial intelligence giant's designation as a supply-chain risk, asking the D.C. Circuit to consolidate it with the designation challenge already pending before the appeals court.

  • June 18, 2026

    RFK Jr. Urges 1st Circ. To Reinstate His Vaccine Advisers

    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the First Circuit a Boston federal judge's decision to freeze his vaccine committee appointments lacks a legal foundation and has left the government paralyzed when it comes to vaccine policy.

  • June 18, 2026

    DirecTV, AGs Tell 9th Circ. Not To Curb Nexstar-Tegna Block

    DirecTV and a coalition of state attorneys general urged the Ninth Circuit not to narrow a district court preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, arguing the only way to preserve competition while the case proceeds is a full block, not one restricted to 31 overlapping broadcast markets.

  • June 18, 2026

    3rd Circ. Sides With NJ Transit In Whistleblower's Firing

    A Third Circuit panel on Thursday declined to reinstate a fired New Jersey Transit engineer's retaliation lawsuit, ruling that she hadn't shown that she was fired by anyone who knew about her whistleblower allegations that the agency had unsafe rail practices.

  • June 18, 2026

    10th Circ. Revives Air Force Chemical Cleanup Mandate Case

    The Tenth Circuit has revived a case alleging New Mexico exceeded its authority by requiring cleanup of so-called forever chemicals at a U.S. Air Force base in the state, finding the district court erred by claiming it did not have jurisdiction over the dispute.

  • June 18, 2026

    Mich. Panel Sanctions Atty Over AI-Hallucinated Cases

    A medical malpractice suit in the Michigan Court of Appeals led to financial sanctions against an attorney who the court said during litigation repeatedly cited nonexistent cases that were generated by artificial intelligence.

  • June 18, 2026

    3rd Circ. Rules Feds Can Replace Philly Slavery Exhibits

    The Third Circuit on Thursday held that the Trump administration can legally replace slavery exhibits at Independence Hall National Park in Philadelphia, reversing a lower court's ruling in favor of the city ordering the restoration of the previously removed informational panels.

  • June 18, 2026

    11th Circ. Revives Title IX Suit Over Football Team Hazing

    The Eleventh Circuit has revived an Alabama high school football player's suit against the school district and his former coach over incidents of sexual harassment by his teammates, finding that the allegations supported the student's Title IX and equal protection claims.

  • June 18, 2026

    Kalshi Urges 6th Circ. To Keep Tenn. Sports Contracts Online

    Kalshi has asked the Sixth Circuit to ensure that its sports contract offerings remain online in Tennessee while a lawsuit over their legality proceeds, once again drawing a bright line between its services and conventional sports betting.

  • June 18, 2026

    Georgia's Biggest Court Decisions From The 1st Half Of 2026

    Judges in Georgia have been busy this year, from nullifying a $350,000 medical malpractice noneconomic damages cap in certain cases to denying Fulton County's bid to recover 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI.

  • June 18, 2026

    Cannabis World Cheers Justices' Gun Rights Ruling

    Cannabis industry stakeholders on Thursday largely applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision finding that a ban on gun ownership for drug users is unconstitutional as applied to a person who regularly uses marijuana.

  • June 18, 2026

    Ohio Justices OK New Reasonable Suspicion Search Rules

    The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police officers are allowed to continue a traffic stop of a person they believe may have committed a crime, even if an investigation finds that one of the officer's reasons for initiating the stop was incorrect.

  • June 18, 2026

    NY High Court Upholds Mandatory Judge Retirement Age

    New York's highest court Thursday affirmed a ruling that rejected jurists' challenges to the Empire State's mandatory retirement age of 70 for state judges and justices, finding that the centuries-old constitutional mandate doesn't conflict with a recent state civil rights amendment banning age discrimination.

  • June 18, 2026

    20-Year-Old's Life Sentence Upheld By Mich. Panel

    A Michigan appeals court panel upheld a parolable life sentence for a woman who was 20 years old when she took part in a 2007 drive-by shooting that left two people dead, finding that recent Michigan Supreme Court rulings limiting life sentences for young offenders do not apply to her case.

  • June 18, 2026

    6th Circ. Nixes Ex-Detroit Riverfront CFO's Sentencing Appeal

    A former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy chief financial officer cannot challenge his 19-year prison sentence for stealing more than $40 million from the nonprofit because he waived his appellate rights in his plea agreement, a Sixth Circuit panel has determined, dismissing his appeal. 

  • June 18, 2026

    Ohio Justices Clear Interactive Brokers Of $25M Scheme

    The Ohio Supreme Court said Thursday that Interactive Brokers LLC cannot be held liable for a failed $25 million investment scheme run by a now-deceased customer, finding that the relevant state statute requires a firm to provide more than routine account services to be held liable for a customer's scheme.

  • June 18, 2026

    2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Avangrid Worker's Age Bias Claims

    A Second Circuit panel Thursday seemed skeptical of an Avangrid Management Co. employee's attempt to resurrect an age discrimination lawsuit, appearing to accept the company's assertion that it passed the Connecticut worker over for a lead financial reporting analyst position because another candidate was better qualified.

  • June 18, 2026

    Trump Lawyer Advances In Senate Judiciary Noms Vote

    The nomination of Matthew Schwartz to be a judge on the Second Circuit advanced out of committee Thursday.

  • June 18, 2026

    5 Big ERISA Litigation Developments From 2026's First Half

    The U.S. Supreme Court's acceptance of a petition challenging Intel's 401(k) investment lineup and a Fourth Circuit ruling unraveling a class of Genworth Financial retirement plan participants headlined the court developments that caught benefits attorneys' attention in the first six months of 2026. Here, Law360 looks at those and other noteworthy ERISA decisions.

  • June 18, 2026

    Ex-Court Clerk Looks To Nix Murdaugh Jury-Tampering Suit

    Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh cannot tie the money he spent on his criminal defense in his since-nullified murder trial back to a former court clerk's alleged jury tampering, so his lawsuit over that tampering should be tossed, the former clerk told a South Carolina federal court Thursday.

  • June 18, 2026

    Mass. Top Court Blocks Income Tax Cut From Ballot

    A proposal to cut Massachusetts' income tax rate from 5% to 4% over three years was blocked from the November ballot by the state's top court Thursday, which said it contained significantly misleading information.

  • June 18, 2026

    Judiciary Cites AI Deepfakes In Opposing Courtroom Cameras

    Two bipartisan bills to bring cameras into federal courtrooms advanced Thursday, but the policymaking body for the federal judiciary continues to oppose them and raised the issue of deepfakes in the age of artificial intelligence.

  • June 18, 2026

    High Court Bars Federal Review Of State Court Appeals

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a legal doctrine designed to curtail duplicative litigation prevents parties who lose in state court from appealing in federal district court even if the state case is still pending.

Expert Analysis

  • High Court's FCC Ruling Adds To Comms Industry Paradox

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    The Supreme Court's recent decision in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, finding that the FCC's informal forfeiture process survives Seventh Amendment scrutiny, opens some doors for regulated entities, but the practical effect may be surprisingly constrained, says Jonathan Marashlian at The CommLaw Group.

  • Series

    Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    Starting a nonprofit autism school with no building, no funding model and no guarantee that families would trust us taught me the importance of mission, patience and purpose — lessons that sharpened my practice and showed how meaningful work outside the office can make lawyers better, says Phillip Russell at Ogletree Deakins.

  • Why Private Sector Should Watch Gov't DEI Firing Class Bid

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    Former federal employees' class certification attempt in Fell v. Trump is worth following, as their challenge of the Office of Personnel Management's elimination of DEI positions raises questions about commonality in employee classes and protections for nonminority advocacy that reach beyond the public sector, says Shaun Southworth at Southworth PC.

  • When Do Murals Qualify For IP Protection?

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    Artist Robert Wyland recently sued FIFA for painting over his 1999 "Ocean Life" mural to make room for a World Cup promotion in Dallas, spotlighting questions over the extent to which copyright law and the Visual Artists Rights Act protect different types of art, say attorneys at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • How Justices' Habeas Ruling Limits Compassionate Release

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding in Fernandez v. U.S. that a federal prisoner who challenges their conviction's validity must do so through habeas, not compassionate release, considerably narrows the universe of arguments that can support a sentence reduction, says attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best.

  • The Banking Issue Hiding In Justices' Freight Broker Ruling

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent liability preemption ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport was front-page news for the transportation industry, the banking industry seems to have missed that the decision exposes freight broker lenders to credit, documentation and litigation issues, say attorneys at Barack Ferrazzano.

  • Insurance Ruling Extends NY Bad Faith To 3rd-Party Coverage

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    In Renergy v. Mt. Hawley Insurance, a New York federal court recently granted a policyholder leave to amend its complaint to clarify a bad faith claims handling cause of action, confirming, after nearly 20 years, that bad faith damages are available in the third-party liability context, say attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg.

  • Opinion

    Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat

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    A federal agency's absence from national and local bar conferences, most recently illustrated by the U.S. Department of Justice's withdrawal from a New York City Bar Association white collar conference, disserves the bar, the government lawyers themselves and, ultimately, the administration of justice, says Muhammad Faridi at Linklaters.

  • Fed. Circ. Clarifies Standard For Contesting CICA Overrides

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    The Federal Circuit's recent holding in Life Science Logistics strengthens the hand of protesters facing an override of the Competition in Contracting Act stay, and a Court of Federal Claims decision the same day demonstrates that how a protester frames its requested relief remains critically important, says Richard Arnholt at Bass Berry.

  • The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It

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    Both billing for hours saved using artificial intelligence and preserving billable time by not adopting AI may violate rules of professional conduct, but until bar associations' ethics rules catch up to this emerging economic dilemma, firms must decide how to adjust fee structures themselves, says Ines Lassalle at Peyrot & Associates.

  • 4 Emerging Limits Of Employer Mental Health Notice Defense

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    A California appeals court's recent decision in Husband v. Target, addressing when an employer knows about an employee's undisclosed disability, leaves open questions about how changes in mental health awareness and workforce monitoring tools may raise the bar for what employers can claim not to know, says Benjamin Heller at RFZ Law.

  • Raptors Ruling Shows Risks Of Calif. Enviro Suit Intervention

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    Intervention in California environmental litigation can allow businesses to help defend agency approvals, but after a state appeals court's recent ruling in Raptors Are the Solution v. CropLife America, it is clear that intervention also carries a price — and that courts will hold parties accountable for the full arc of their litigation conduct, says Thierry Montoya at FBT Gibbons.

  • A Decade Later, Escobar Is Still Shaping FCA Cases

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision 10 years ago in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar changed the way in which lower courts evaluate False Claims Act cases — and the ruling remains vital in nearly every FCA case filed today, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Sripetch May Prove To Be An Empty Victory For The SEC

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission held that the SEC need not prove pecuniary harm for disgorgement, but if the commission must still identify victims and distribute funds in a compensatory way, it faces the same economic problem as before the ruling, says Erin Smith at Compass Lexecon.

  • 9th Circ. Cooler Ruling Chills 1st Mover Lanham Act Claims

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Vericool World v. Igloo Products that Vericool's claim of being first-to-market with an ecocooler was not actionable under the Lanham Act largely foreclosed false advertising litigation over first mover status, so potential plaintiffs should instead look to patent counseling or intellectual property strategy for these claims, say attorneys at Manatt.

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